Temporary binder



E. MARBLE. TEMPORARY BINDER.

No. 548,615. Patented 001;. 22, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT rricn.

EZRA MARBLE, OF WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 548,615, dated October 22, 1895.

Application filed July 30, 1895. Serial No. 557,620- (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, EZRA MARBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Winchester, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Temporary Binders, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompariyingdrawings, making part of this specification,in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a temporary binder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation of one end of the back of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of the opposite end of the back. Fig. 4 is a view of one of the bars *or file-rods. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the end plates.

My invention relates to that class of temporary binders having two covers connected by a back, to which the papers are secured by means of longitudinal bars or file-rods, hinged or pivoted at one end to the back and held in place at their opposite ends by a suitable holder or locking device. To simplify and improve the construction of binders of this description is the object of my invention, which consists in the combination with the covers, back, and bars or file-rods pivoted at one end to said back, of a plate secured to and extending transversely across the opposite end of the hack and having its upper edge turned over to form a tubular portion or sleeve, which is provided with transverse slots to receive the perforated ends of the bars or rods, which are held in place by means of a removable pin passed through said sleeve and the eyes or holes in the bars in line therewith, as hereinafter fully set forth.

In the said drawings, A A represent the covers of the binder, and B the back, the covers being made of stiff material, like the covers of a book, and being secured to the back by means of cloth or other suitable binding material.

The back B, which is preferably composed of wood, is of convex form on the outer side and has a plain flat surface a, on the inner side, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

brepresents the bars or file-rods for holding the periodicals, pamphlets, or other papers within the covers A, which completely inclose the same in the form of a book. These bars I), which are preferably made fiat, as shown, are hinged or pivoted at one end to a plate 0, secured by screws or otherwise to one end of the back 13, said plate having its upper edge turned over to form a tubular portion or sleeve 01 for the reception of the pivot-pin e, which passes through the ends of the bars, the latter fitting within transverse slots f in the sleeve cl, whereby they are kept at a fixed distance apart and prevented from moving laterally or turning over. By pivoting the bars I) to the upper edge of the plate C they are raised slightly above the flat surface a of the back, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, in order to afford ample space for the doubled portions or folds of the papers or the back of the pamphlet held by the bars I).

To the opposite end of the hack Bis secured, by screws or otherwise, a plate D, similar to the plate C, and likewise having its upper edge turned over to form a tubular portion or sleeve h, which is provided with transverse slots 'i for the reception of the free perforated ends of the bars I), which are secured within said slots, after the papers or pamphlets have been placed upon the bars, by a removable cotter-pin 70, inserted within the sleeve h, as shown in Fig. 1. The pin it herein shown is an ordinary split cotter-pin, which is held in place within the sleeve or socket h by friction produced by the tendency of its two members to spring apart or the pressure of the bars I) on the pins; but anyother suitable fastening-pin provided with a friction device or other means for holdingit in place may be employed, if desired.

When a paper or pamphlet is to be removed from the hinder or inserted therein, it is merely necessaryto remove or draw out the pin is sufficiently to release all or one or more of the bars h, which can then swing upward on the pivot-pin e, when the papers or pamphlet can be inserted in the free ends of the bars, again replaced within their slots, and secured therein by means of the pin it, as above described.

The bars or file-rods b, any desired number of which may be used, are preferably made flat, as in that shape they will hold a book more firmly than round wires and also prevent it from slipping from side to side and dropping out of the binder, while by confin ing the ends of the flat bars Within narrow transverse slots in the end plates 0 D they are kept in a perpendicular and correct position and are also spaced apart at the exact distance required.

My improved binder has very few parts, is simple, strong, and durable, easily operated, as there are no looks or other complicated mechanism to get out of order, and can be produced at a very low cost.

\Vhat Iclaim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a temporary binder, the combination with the covers, and back, and the bars or file-rods pivoted at one end to said back,of a holding and locking device for the opposite or free ends of said bars or rods, composed of a plate extending transversely across the end of the back and havingits upper edge turned over to form a tubular portion or sleeve, said sleeve being provided with transverse slots to receive the free ends of the bars or filerods which are provided With holes or eyes, and a removable pin adapted to be inserted within said sleeve and passed through the eyes or holes in the bars in line therewith to lock said bars in place, substantially as described,

2. A temporary binder comprising the covers and back, the bars or file-rods b, hinged or pivoted at one end to a plate 0, and having holes or eyes at their opposite ends, said plate 0, being secured to one end of the back and having its upper edge turned over to form a tubular portion or sleeve d, the latter having transverse slotsf, to receive the pivoted ends of the said bars, whereby they are kept at the desired distance apart, and a holding or looking device for the free ends of the bars I), composed of a plate 1), having its upper edge turned over to form a tubular portion or sleeve, the latter being provided with trans verse slotsz', for the reception of the said free ends of the bars Z), and the removable pin 7t, adapted to be inserted within the sleeve h, and passed through the eyes or holes in the bars b, in line therewith,and means for keeping said pin in place within said sleeve, all constructed to operate substantially as and for the purpose described.

, W'itness my hand this 27th day of July, A. 1). 1895.

EZRA MARBLE.

In presence of- P. E. TESCHEMACHER, B. L. MARDEN. 

